Love is like a multi-faceted diamond. Sometimes rough, sometimes polished.
The duke of Hightower is a busy man. The last thing he needs to do is to chase down the owner of a runaway gray, sometimes ridden by a mysterious rider. A reckless rider is not what he needs. He's shocked when he finally does meet her and her parrot, Sam. She's beautiful and very independent. Her bird, not so much. Sam cusses like a sailor.
Lady Daphne Waterton has always marched to her own drummer, much to the chagrin of her parents. She has made it a game to either let her mare free on the duke's estate or ride across his meadow like the wind. Marriage is the last thing on her mind, but that was before she met the duke.
It isn't long before all that changes...
Tropes you'll love:
Victorian England
Enemies to lovers
Thwarted villain
Slow Burn Romance
Opposites Attract
Endless Love
Book 1: Beauty and the Rake
Book 2: A Duke's Love
Book 3: The Forgotten Spare
Book 4: Love At Last